{"cve":"CVE-2024-46697","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-13T06:15:14.500","modified":"2026-08-04T11:20:16.477","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfsd: ensure that nfsd4_fattr_args.context is zeroed out\n\nIf nfsd4_encode_fattr4 ends up doing a \"goto out\" before we get to\nchecking for the security label, then args.context will be set to\nuninitialized junk on the stack, which we'll then try to free.\nInitialize it early.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-665"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd65b324174a64558a16ebbf4c3266e5701185d0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58bab6fd4063913bd8321e99874b8239e9ba726"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:38.012257375+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-46697","score":0.00416,"percentile":0.35967,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}